131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1714 LR 1621(05)
An Act to Create a Sustainable Funding Source for Recovery Community Centers Using a Percentage of the Adult Use Cannabis Tax Revenue
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-620)
S "A" (S-731) to C "A" (H-620)
Committee: Taxation
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 Projections  FY 2025-26 Projections  FY 2026-27
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $500 $500 $500
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill establishes the Recovery Community Centers Fund (RCCF) within the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to fund recovery community centers. It establishes a $2,000,000 per year statutory transfer beginning July 1, 2025 from the Adult Use Cannabis Public Health and Safety and Municipal Opt-in Fund to the RCCF. It provides a baseline allocation of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to allow for expenditures from the fund for recovery community centers in the event that other source funds are received prior to the start of the statutory transfers.